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From Baltimore's Camden Station and American Visionary Art Museum to schools throughout the area, Warren Hamilton has helped bring them all to life. The Parkville native, now 64 years old, has quietly risen through the ranks at a major regional construction management company, J. Vinton Schafer & Sons Inc. Last year, he became president of the firm he joined in 1980. Under Hamilton's watch, the Abingdon-based company has successfully completed contracts on high-profile building projects in Maryland and other states, including many public buildings in Harford. Hamilton has also achieved another feat of professional longevity, having served as an unpaid, citizen member on the...

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From Baltimore's Camden Station and American Visionary Art Museum to schools throughout the area, Warren Hamilton has helped bring them all to life.
The Parkville native, now 64 years old, has quietly risen through the ranks at a major regional...

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